Panic In Lagos As NNPC Pipeline Leaks PMS Into Streets

There was confusion yesterday following a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline leakage around Oluwaloseyi Street, car wash bus stop and other communities at Ijegun, Lagos.

For several hours, residents fled their homes while shop owners were evacuated their belongings for fear of explosion resulting from the petroleum product which filled drainage channels and major canals in the area. Several people died on May 16, 2008 when NNPC pipeline exploded at Ijegun.

However, yesterday, witnesses told our correspondent that fuel also known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) leakage from the NNPC pipeline which runs through Oluwaloseyi Street, car wash bus stop, Ijegun Road was leaking.

It was also gathered that leakage was caused by activities of pipeline vandals, who reportedly connected valves to the pipeline to scoop fuel. Normalcy, however, returned to the area after a combined team of NNPC engineers and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) stormed the communities and carried out repair works on the damaged pipeline.

On the ground to manage the situation were the executive secretary of Ikotun-Igando, policemen from Isheri-Oshun led by Acting DPO, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Neighborhood Watch. The General Manager, LASEMA, Mr. Michael Akindele, said the emergency agencies in the state had taken all the necessary steps to prevent explosion.

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